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Network Features

PwC's 25th Annual Global Forest & Paper Industry Conference Delivering Value

The PwC Global Forest and Paper Conference is an annual must attend event for business leaders in the forest and paper industry, and this year's conference was no exception. Since the financial meltdown of 2007/2008, business leaders have been trying to get a grasp on when the global economy would start to pull out of the...

Climate Change Projected to have Far-reaching Environmental Impacts

Climate change is projected to have far-reaching environmental impacts both domestically and abroad. A recently published report by the USDForest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) examines the impact of climate change on forest diseases and how these pathogens will ultimately affect forest ecosystems in the Western United...

Canadian Institute of Forestry Responds to Bank's New Paper Reduction Plan

TD Bank's new program aimed at reducing the use of paper has caught the attention of foresters in Canada. TD Bank has recently announced its new program, TD Forests, which is a conservation plan designed to reduce consumption and "protect" more than 300,000 trees every year. As per the program, TD states its goal of reducing paper...

Guest Columns

Important H-2B Guestworker Litigation Breakthrough

By: Neil Ward

On April 26, Judge M. Casey Rodgers of the Northern District Court of Florida issued a preliminary injunction blocking...

April Issue: A Required Read For Today's Youth

By: Michael Crouse

The past few weeks while traveling to conferences and stories, we were hearing various books being bantered about that...

Wood Pellet Exports to Europe From US and Canada Reach Record High

By: Hakan Ekstrom

Exports of wood pellets from North America to Europe reached a record of over two million tons in 2011, according to...

FISTA Report April 2012: SFI Training

By: Ben Parsons

Loggers are some of the most enduring, intelligent and proud people I know, and rightfully so. We are a tough breed...

GLTPA Director's Notes - April 2012

By: Henry Schienebeck

Greetings, Social Justice, Social Equality, Sustainable Development, Comprehensive Planning, New Economy, Global...

Industry News

Special Committee to Examine Mid-term Timber Supply

Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson applauded today's decision of the Legislative Assembly to form a Special Committee on Timber Supply to examine and make...

Companies Wait for Low Pulp Prices to Rebound

Global pulp producers hope the recent dramatic plunge in international pulp prices will soon bottom out and begin to rebound.Hundreds of delegates from more than 35 countries are gathered in...

Forest Industry Announces New Skills Award for Aboriginal Youth

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) in partnership with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is opening nominations for the new Skills Award for Aboriginal Youth. It will reward a First...

NRF Calls on Congress to Reform Law Regulating Imported Products Containing Wood or Plant Material

The National Retail Federation today urged Congress to review and revise controversial rules on the importation of wood products and plant material that retailers fear could lead to unfair government...

SFI Communications Top Ten Reasons to LEED

In an open letter published April 12, Sustainable Forestry Initiative President Kathy Abusow challenged the U.S. Green Building Council to “make a decision that supports the future of...

Forest Roads: EPA to Propose Regulatory Measure

As the 9th Circuit Court’s unfavorable decision on requiring non-point source permitting on forest roads made its way to possible Supreme Court consideration, or legislative remedy, on April 25...